Animal Farm

Who is most like Leon Trotsky, the Russian leader who wanted what was best not for himself, but for society?

Who is most like the Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin, who used manipulation and terror to destroy his opposition?

What control technique is being used?

The sheep frequently break out into a tremendous cry of "Four legs good, two legs bad."

What control technique is being used?

Four porkers start to protest Napoleon's takeover but stop when the dogs growl at them.

What control technique is being used?

Squealer says "discipline" is the watchword or the enemy that will take back Animal Farm. Loyalty and obedience are of utmost importance.

What control technique is being used?

Squealer says that Napoleon never opposed the windmill and actually had wanted it from the beginning.

What control technique is being used?

Sunday work on the windmill is strictly voluntary, but if an animal chooses not to work, his or her rations will be cut in half.

What control technique is being used?

Squealer says that a resolution against trade had never been passed or even suggested.

What control technique is being used?

Napoleon says Snowball is responsible for the destruction of the windmill, and Napoleon says they belong to Snowball.

What control technique is being used?

Squealer says Snowball is a dangerous character and a bad influence.

Napoleon announces that Animal Farm will begin trading with its neighbors. Most animals feel uneasy about this, and the four young porkers timidly protest. Which is Napoleon's motivation?

Clover learns that the pigs are sleeping in beds and believes this is against the Fourth Commandment. Squealer argues that the commandment forbids sleeping in beds with sheets. What is Squealer's motivation?